Brooklyn teacher who posted anti-cop tweet during NYPD fundraiser let go from school

Laura Lynne Duffy, a math instructor at Fontbonne Corridor in Brooklyn, was initially suspended for her tweet.
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A Brooklyn prep faculty instructor not has a job in wake of her anti-cop tweet associated to the deaths of NYPD officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora, officers mentioned Thursday.

Laura Lynne Duffy, a math instructor at Fontbonne Corridor in Brooklyn, was suspended Wednesday for a publish she made a couple of “gown down” occasion honoring the slain officers, who had been gunned down in Harlem final month.

Proceeds had been apparently to be donated to the households of the cops.

“If anybody was questioning, I'm deliberately dressing up at present. #Abolition #BLM,” Duffy wrote on the account, which had 69 followers and was set to non-public.

The Fontbonne fundraiser got here the identical day that 1000's gathered for Mora’s funeral at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

On Thursday, the personal Catholic faculty mentioned it had concluded a probe into the tweet.

Officers attend the funeral for fallen NYPD officer Jason Rivera.

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“After the administration carried out an intensive investigation, Laura Lynne Duffy is not within the make use of of Fontbonne Corridor, efficient Friday, 2/4/22,” the message from the administration mentioned.

Duffy didn’t reply to an electronic mail from The Publish.

Mora and Rivera had been mortally wounded on Jan. 21 after they responded to a home name in Harlem and gunman Lashawn McNeil ambushed them. Rivera, 22, died that night time, whereas Mora, 27, died after he was faraway from life help a number of days later.

McNeil, 47, was shot by a 3rd officer and later died from his accidents.

NYPD Officer Jason Rivera’s funeral was held on the St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Avenue.

NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora was killed in a capturing after responding to a home name in January.

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Duffy’s tweet was the most recent instance of extensively circulated anti-cop social media posts which have sparked backlash.

Coney Island Prep math instructor Christopher Flanigan is “not employed” following his Instagram publish final week that appeared to encourage violence in opposition to mourners gathered at Rivera’s funeral, although he mentioned his feedback had been misconstrued.

And Manhattan actress Jacqueline Guzman was booted from a theater firm for complaining about road closures throughout Rivera’s funeral.